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Mother Shield-fern

Polystichum proliferum

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) henryshep, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 377, February 255, March 301, April 301, May 290, June 189, July 206, August 170, September 323, October 273, November 331, December 283.
Australia3,299
Victoria2,236
Tasmania769
New South Wales249
Australian Capital Territory42
New Zealand10
Taranaki Region4
South Australia3
Auckland Region2
Manawatu-Wanganui Region2

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassFerns · Polypodiopsida
OrderPolypodiales
Familyshieldfern family · Dryopteridaceae
Genusshield ferns · Polystichum

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